Preconstruction Manager

About the role

Clark is seeking a Preconstruction Manager to support our Atlanta office and our southeastern projects. The Preconstruction Manager’s key responsibilities include supporting Project teams in developing and maintaining detailed budgets for MEP/Systems specialties primarily in the Preconstruction Phase, but also as needed in the Construction Phase.

Responsibilities

The MEP/Systems Preconstruction Manager will develop and manage relationships with MEP/Systems Trade Partners and employ constructability and value analysis methods to assist the team in maintaining budget and making design decisions. The MEP/Systems Preconstruction Manager will establish and maintain Project specific cost data, as well as develop historical cost data and information on emerging MEP/Systems trends.

• Collaboration with other trade managers/estimators and our Trade Partners to develop a complete project cost
• Leverage their knowledge base and experience to collect and analyze cost data, identify options, provide recommendations and solutions to budget and design issues as they arise
• Identifies project needs and presents/recommends these problem resolutions to the team
• Performs research and analyzes the design data and quantity take offs related to MEP/Systems
• Provide expertise to ensure alignment between an established Basis of Design, construction standards, material standards, Code requirements and schedule
• Assist the design team with designing technical solutions to accommodate design development or other client needs within the budget constraints
• Proactively and continuously seek to identify new approaches to their work, and to improve by developing better, faster, more innovative and efficient ways to complete activities and tasks
• Participate in review and evaluation of new software, tools and technology

Specific Tasks and Duties

• Produce complete cost estimates based on Project Documents
• Coordinate scope of work with other trade managers/estimators to eliminate “scope-gap”
• Fill in missing components using parametric data, conceptual budgeting rules of thumb and data utilizing historical data and input from our Trade Partners
• Establish baseline for MEP/Systems estimates, identifying and comparing key project metrics
• Maintain and track MEP/Systems budgets from concept through Construction documentation, including cost updates incrementally during design development
• Assemble and maintain MEP/Systems Cost Databases at line item or component level
• Maintain MEP/Systems Cost Database for project level for various Building types
• Perform constructability and code compliance reviews
• Lead value-analysis efforts for MEP Trades
• Make recommendations and perform evaluations of value engineering items
• Prepare notice to bidders with specific bid instructions, defining scope of work, construction support and other project requirements
• Organize and lead subcontractor proposal review meetings and interviews
• Collaborate with Preconstruction and Project management teams in the trade buyout process

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical), Construction Management, Architecture or other related discipline preferred
• PE license is a plus
• 5-10+ years of total professional experience in related roles on mid-size to large projects
• 3-4 years of specialized estimating in one or more of MEP/Systems trades
• MS Excel capability
• Revit, AutoCAD, and/or Bluebeam experience is a plus
• Engineering Design experience is a plus
• Field experience is a plus

Work Environment

The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. The Physical Side of the Role: This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Your Work Environment: You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable in elevated or confined work areas with moving mechanical equipment and with the fast-paced nature of a project in progress. You will also spend time in a typical office setting with moderate noise levels.